DE Chiropractic Jurisprudence case studies
DE Chiropractic Jurisprudence · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Delaware Board of Chiropractic, housed within the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of State, regulates chiropractic practice in the state. Its stated purpose is to protect the public from unsafe chiropractic practice and from practices that tend to reduce competition or fix prices for services, while maintaining standards of professional competence and service delivery. The DE Chiropractic Jurisprudence case studies are 5 cases and about 2,537 words.
1The Assistant Who Adjusted: Delegation, Scope, and Advertising
M owns a three-room chiropractic office in Dover and splits her week between it and a satellite clinic. To reduce payroll, she directs her chiropractic assistant (CA)-who holds a high-school diploma and an online “spinal decompression certification”-to perform cervical adjustments on established patients when Dr.
494 words, about 2 min2The Sudden Headache on Warfarin: Red Flags and Informed Consent
T has practiced for 22 years. A 67-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of sudden, severe occipital headache that began while she was gardening.
425 words, about 2 min3The Complaint, the Altered Chart, and the Colleague Who Smells of Alcohol
A 54-year-old patient files a written complaint with the Board alleging that Dr. P billed her insurer for 24 visits when she attended only 9, and that he used a TENS unit on her low back without explaining it.
593 words, about 3 min4The Renewal That Wasn’t and the CE Audit
K’s Delaware chiropractic license came up for biennial renewal on June 30. She paid the renewal fee online on June 28 but did not complete the continuing education attestation because she was moving offices.
522 words, about 3 min5The Preceptor Who Was Never Approved
R has an active Delaware license and wants to precept Dr. L, a recent graduate who has passed the national board examinations but has not yet been issued a Delaware license.
503 words, about 3 min